Paradiplozoon magnum (Monogenea : Diplozoidae) from some species of cyprinid fish in tigris river, Iraq
Other Title(s)
تشخيص (Monogenea : Diplozoidae) Paradiplozoon magnum من بعض أنواع اسماك العائلة الشبوطية في نهر دجلة، العراق
Author
Source
Publisher
Tikrit University College of Agriculture
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
5
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English Abstract
From June 2013 to April 2014, a total of 87 specimens of Cyprinid fish (including 13 Capoeta trutta, 41 Carasobarbus luteus, 17 Cyprinion macrostomum, 7 Cyprinus carpio and 9 Hemigrammocapoeta elegans) were collected from the Tigris River passing through Tikrit City (34° 37´ N, 43° 41´ E) at Salah Al-Deen Province, Iraq.
The gills of these fishes examined microscopically for determination of monogenean parasites belonging to the family Diplozoidae.
The present investigation revealed the occurrence of Paradiplozoon magnum from C.
trutta and H.
elegans with prevalence (mean intensity) of infection 15.38% (1.5) and 44.44% (2.25), respectively.
C.
luteus, C.
macrostomum and C.
carpio were negative for monogenean parasitic infections.
This is the first record of P.
magnum in Iraq.
A description and morphometrics of this parasite are presented herein.
Data Type
Conference Papers
Record ID
BIM-843582
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Nasiri, Fatimah Shihab. 2017-12-31. Paradiplozoon magnum (Monogenea : Diplozoidae) from some species of cyprinid fish in tigris river, Iraq. . Special issue (2017), pp.129-133.Salah al-Din Iraq : Tikrit University College of Agriculture.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Nasiri, Fatimah Shihab. Paradiplozoon magnum (Monogenea : Diplozoidae) from some species of cyprinid fish in tigris river, Iraq. . Salah al-Din Iraq : Tikrit University College of Agriculture. 2017-12-31.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Nasiri, Fatimah Shihab. Paradiplozoon magnum (Monogenea : Diplozoidae) from some species of cyprinid fish in tigris river, Iraq. .
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